Lecture to raise funds for 9/11 Memorial in the ‘Burgh

Photojournalist Lester J. Millman will present “9/11 was Ten Years Ago” at The Record’s Community Labs (501 Broadway in downtown Troy) on Friday, April 29th.

Millman has worked for Time, Newsweek, the Jerusalem Post, and various other publications as a photojournalist. Having covered numerous wars and terrorist attacks, Millman will discuss the evolution and style of photojournalism. Additionally, he’ll show exclusive photographs that have rarely been seen by the public that capture shots of Ground Zero immediate after the disaster.

At the time, Millman was an official photographer for Governor George Pataki and as such was granted unprecedented access to the area. Photojournalists were not allowed inside Ground Zero itself because it had been deemed a crime scene directly after the attacks.

The lecture is a fundraiser for the Troy September 11th Memorial, which organizers hope will be erected in time for the Uncle Sam Day Parade.